Health in Mauritius
Mauritius had a life expectancy of 75.17 years in 2014.[1] 39% of Mauritian men smoked in 2014.[2] 13% of men and 23% of women were obese in 2008.[2]
The Human Rights Measurement Initiative[3] finds that Mauritius is fulfilling 72.7% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income.[4] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, Mauritius achieves 94.1% of what is expected based on its current income.[5] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves only 85.0% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income. [6] Mauritius falls into the "very bad" category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling only 39.1% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.[7]
Healthcare[edit]
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is responsible for public healthcare.[8] Dr Kailesh Jagutpal is the Minister of Health and Wellness as from 12 November 2019.[9] The five regions each have their own Health Advisory Board. Healthcare, which is financed through general taxation, is free for Mauritian citizens.
Hospitals[edit]
There were 166 medical facilities in Mauritius in 2019.[10] There are 5 five regional hospitals and three district hospitals
| Name | City | District | Comments References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. A.G. Jeetoo Regional Hospital | Port Louis | Port Louis District | Region 1[10] |
| Long Mountain Community Hospital | Port Louis District | Region 2[10] | |
| Flacq Regional Hospital | Flacq District | Region 3[10] | |
| Jawaharnal Nehru Regional Hospital | Rose-Belle | Grand Port District | Region 4[10] |
| Mahebourg District Hospital | Mahébourg | Grand Port District | Region 4[10] |
| Souillac District Hospital | Souillac | Savanne District | Region 4[10] |
| Dr. Yves Catin Community Hospital | Rivière Noire District | Region 5[10] | |
| Victoria Regional Hospital | Vacoas-Phoenix | Plaines Wilhems District | Region 5[10] |
| Queen Elizabeth District Hospital | Rodrigues Autonomous Region | [10] | |
| Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Regional Hospital | Pamplemousses District | Region 2, opened in 1969, largest hospital with 563 beds, intensive care unit with 8 beds and a neurosurgical and renal unit with 28 beds.[11] | |
| Souillac Eye Hospital | Souillac | Plaines Wilhems District | specializes in eye surgery. New laser equipment financed by the Teaching Eye Surgery, Foundation was installed in 2018.[12] |
| Otorhinolaryngological hospital | Vacoas-Phoenix | Plaines Wilhems District | closed in December 2017 and is being rebuilt |
| Brown Sequard psychiatric clinic | Beau Bassin-Rose Hill | Plaines Wilhems District | |
| Subramaniam Bharati Moka Eye Hospital | Moka | Moka District | |
| Poudre d’Or Hospital | Poudre D'Or | Rivière du Rempart District | specialises in pulmonary diseases[13] |
| Planned Cancer Hospital | Vacoas-Phoenix | Plaines Wilhems District | [14] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Country Comparison: Life expectancy at birth". The World Factbook. CIA. Archived from the original on 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ a b ""Mauritius: health profile", World Health Organization" (PDF). 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Human Rights Measurement Initiative – The first global initiative to track the human rights performance of countries". humanrightsmeasurement.org. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Mauritius - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Mauritius - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Mauritius - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Mauritius - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ "Profile of Minister of Health and Wellness". Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^ "Réduit: les 24 ministres de l'alliance Morisien ont prêté serment". Le Mauricien. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "A spatial database of health facilities managed by the public health sector in sub-Saharan Africa". World Health Organization. February 11, 2019. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "SIR SEEWOOSAGUR RAMGOOLAM NATIONAL HOSPITAL". Electives network. 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Le New Souillac Hospital prêt à opérer 4 000 patients chaque année". Le Mauricien. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "The health system in Mauritius". ExPat. May 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "The ENT hospital of Vacoas closed from this Friday". Lexpress.mu. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2018.